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Camponotus nicobarensis is a cute but also a beautiful giant ant, with a beautiful brown-reddish color pattern. They eat a lot of food and even live in an ant plant in nature! Very suitable as a beginner species but also for advanced users.

Specifications :
Scientific name: Camponotus nicobarensis
Common name: /
Distribution area: Southeast Asia
Color of the ant: Brown reddish
Difficulty level: 2/5
Queen size: 15-16 mm
Worker size: 5-7 mm
Soldier size: 9-13 mm
Temperature : 25 to 30 degrees
Optimal temperature: 27-29 degrees
Nest humidity: 50 to 70%
Humidity outside world: 30 to 50%
Winter dormancy: None
Growth rate: 4/5
Growing to number of workers: +- 10,000
Subfamily: Formicinae
Foundation: Claustral
Colony formation : Polygynous (can have multiple queens per nest)

Care:

Food: insects such as fruit flies, redrunners, crickets, mealworms, buffalo worms, dubias.
Sugars such as beetlejelly, byFormica sunburst ant nectar, honeydew etc. Food requirement: high
From how many workers to a nest: from +- 25 workers to a small nest
Recommended nest type: AntLab Fusion Nest, plaster, 3D, acrylic, wood, ant plant.

Care:
Camponotus nicobarensis is fairly easy to care for, they love sugar very much and accept it eagerly. Give the colony the right conditions and they will grow into a beautiful colony.